1978 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

FIVB Women's World Championship women World 1978 Soviet Union 1955 25 August – 6 September Leonid Brezhnev 24 (1 withdraw) 4 Cuba 1 Japan Soviet Union South Korea 1974 1982 The 1978 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 25 August to 7 September 1978 in the Soviet Union.http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2014/Women/pastresults.asp?year=1978 Women's World Championship 1978 FIVB 21 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164531/https://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2014/Women/pastresults.asp?year=1978 21 October 2017 dead Teams 18em BEL BRA 1968 BUL 1971 CAN CHN CUB TCH DOM GDR FIN HUN ITA 1946 JPN MEX NED PRK (withdraw) PER POL 1928 KOR 1949 URS 1955 TUN 1959 USA FRG YUG Squads http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/World/Women_1978.html Women Volleyball VIII World Championship 1978 Todor66.com 21 October 2017 Krastev Todor April 2026 Venues Pool E, L, Final round Pool A, C, G, Final round Soviet Union Host cities in the Soviet Union center 480 Soviet Union 59.95 30.3 right Leningrad Soviet Union 53.9 27.566667 bottom Minsk Soviet Union 56.948889 24.106389 top Riga Soviet Union 48.7 44.516667 bottom Volgograd Riga Leningrad Capacity: Capacity: Pool D, I, Final round Pool B, F, H Minsk Volgograd Capacity: Capacity: Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 23 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round. In the Second round, four new groups were created, two groups of six teams playing for 1st-12th (G and H) and two groups (one of six teams and one of five teams) playing for 13th-23rd (I and L), teams were allocated to a group according to their First round group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remaining teams to 13th-23rd groups). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round also counted in this round, all teams progressed to the next round. In the Final round, teams were allocated to a semifinal for placements according to their Second round group position (groups G and H best two teams to 1st-4th, third and fourth to 5th-8th, fifth and sixth to 9th-12th while groups I and L best two teams to 13th-16th, third and fourth to 16th-20th, fifth and sixth to 21st-23rd). Winners and losers of all semifinals played a last match for final standings places. Pools composition Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F BUL 1971 ITA 1946 BRA 1968 BEL CHN CUB DOM JPN CAN TCH FIN NED PRK TUN 1959 KOR 1949 GDR HUN PER URS 1955 USA FRG MEX POL 1928 YUG Results First round Pool A Location: Leningrad main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete URS URS 1955 BUL BUL 1971 DOM DOM 2 0 6 0 90 22 1 1 3 3 60 62 0 2 0 6 24 90 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 25 Aug URS 1955 3–0 BUL 1971 15–3 15–3 15–9 45–15 26 Aug URS 1955 3–0 DOM 15–1 15–1 15–5 45–7 27 Aug BUL 1971 3–0 DOM 15–3 15–8 15–6 45–17 Pool B Location: Volgograd main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete JPN JPN USA USA ITA ITA 1946 TUN TUN 1959 3 0 9 2 151 70 2 1 8 3 148 84 1 2 3 6 70 99 0 3 0 9 19 135 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 Q13 25 Aug ITA 1946 3–0 TUN 1959 15–2 15–3 15–4 45–9 25 Aug JPN 3–2 USA 15–9 7–15 15–11 9–15 15–8 61–58 26 Aug USA 3–0 TUN 1959 15–5 15–1 15–1 45–7 26 Aug JPN 3–0 ITA 1946 15–5 15–2 15–2 45–9 27 Aug JPN 3–0 TUN 1959 15–2 15–0 15–1 45–3 27 Aug USA 3–0 ITA 1946 15–11 15–1 15–4 45–16 Pool C Location: Leningrad main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete KOR KOR 1949 BRA BRA 1968 CAN CAN FRG FRG 3 0 9 0 135 50 2 1 6 4 105 113 1 2 4 6 111 105 0 3 0 9 52 135 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 Q13 25 Aug BRA 1968 3–0 FRG 15–8 15–9 15–7 45–24 25 Aug KOR 1949 3–0 CAN 15–10 15–2 15–10 45–22 26 Aug KOR 1949 3–0 FRG 15–1 15–7 15–8 45–16 26 Aug BRA 1968 3–1 CAN 3–15 15–6 15–11 15–12 48–44 27 Aug KOR 1949 3–0 BRA 1968 15–3 15–3 15–6 45–12 27 Aug CAN 3–0 FRG 15–1 15–11 15–0 45–12 Pool D Location: Minsk main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete GDR GDR TCH TCH MEX MEX BEL BEL 3 0 9 2 156 83 2 1 6 3 124 86 1 2 5 6 117 139 0 3 0 9 46 135 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 Q13 25 Aug TCH 3–0 MEX 15–6 20–18 15–3 50–27 25 Aug GDR 3–0 BEL 15–2 15–3 15–4 45–9 26 Aug TCH 3–0 BEL 15–1 15–8 15–5 45–14 26 Aug GDR 3–2 MEX 15–3 15–17 15–3 6–15 15–7 66–45 27 Aug MEX 3–0 BEL 15–11 15–6 15–6 45–23 27 Aug GDR 3–0 TCH 15–10 15–6 15–13 45–29 Pool E Location: Riga main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CHN CHN POL POL 1928 HUN HUN FIN FIN 3 0 9 0 136 54 2 1 6 4 118 120 1 2 4 6 122 114 0 3 0 9 47 135 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 Q13 25 Aug POL 1928 3–0 FIN 15–11 15–12 15–5 45–28 25 Aug CHN 3–0 HUN 15–4 15–12 16–14 46–30 26 Aug CHN 3–0 FIN 15–3 15–1 15–4 45–8 26 Aug POL 1928 3–1 HUN 15–13 12–15 15–10 15–9 57–47 27 Aug CHN 3–0 POL 1928 15–2 15–8 15–6 45–16 27 Aug HUN 3–0 FIN 15–4 15–2 15–5 45–11 Pool F Location: Volgograd main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB PER PER YUG YUG NED NED 3 0 9 1 148 59 2 1 6 3 112 72 1 2 4 7 84 146 0 3 1 9 73 140 #ccffcc 1st–12th pools A A #dfefff 13th–23rd pools Q13 Q13 25 Aug PER 3–0 YUG 15–2 15–7 15–1 45–10 25 Aug CUB 3–0 NED 15–1 15–4 15–8 45–13 26 Aug YUG 3–1 NED 15–6 15–9 5–15 15–13 50–43 26 Aug CUB 3–0 PER 15–7 15–12 15–3 45–22 27 Aug CUB 3–1 YUG 15–5 13–15 15–2 15–2 58–24 27 Aug PER 3–0 NED 15–2 15–8 15–7 45–17 Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round. 1st–12th pools Pool G Location: Leningrad main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete KOR KOR 1949 URS URS 1955 CHN CHN BRA BRA 1968 BUL BUL 1971 POL POL 1928 4 1 13 3 229 145 4 1 12 3 217 114 4 1 12 4 213 159 2 3 6 13 171 241 1 4 5 13 158 241 0 5 3 15 154 242 #ccffcc Finals A A #dfefff 5th–8th places Q5 Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th places Q9 Q9 30 Aug URS 1955 3–0 BRA 1968 15–5 15–5 15–6 45–16 30 Aug CHN 3–0 BUL 1971 15–11 15–12 15–6 45–29 30 Aug KOR 1949 3–0 POL 1928 15–5 15–8 15–9 45–22 31 Aug BUL 1971 3–1 POL 1928 4–15 15–11 15–6 15–9 49–41 31 Aug KOR 1949 3–0 URS 1955 15–13 15–12 15–12 45–37 31 Aug CHN 3–0 BRA 1968 15–3 15–7 15–10 45–20 1 Sep BRA 1968 3–2 POL 1928 15–7 15–8 7–15 6–15 15–10 58–55 1 Sep KOR 1949 3–0 BUL 1971 15–9 15–2 15–3 45–14 1 Sep URS 1955 3–0 CHN 15–4 15–4 15–10 45–18 2 Sep CHN 3–1 KOR 1949 16–14 14–16 15–9 15–10 60–49 2 Sep URS 1955 3–0 POL 1928 15–2 15–8 15–10 45–20 2 Sep BRA 1968 3–2 BUL 1971 15–4 6–15 14–16 15–7 15–9 65–51 Pool H Location: Volgograd main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB JPN JPN USA USA GDR GDR PER PER TCH TCH 5 0 15 0 225 114 4 1 12 8 261 206 3 2 11 6 213 194 2 3 6 11 192 221 1 4 6 14 202 266 0 5 4 15 173 265 #ccffcc Finals A A #dfefff 5th–8th places Q5 Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th places Q9 Q9 30 Aug JPN 3–0 GDR 15–9 15–3 15–10 45–22 30 Aug CUB 3–0 USA 15–7 15–3 15–10 45–20 30 Aug PER 3–2 TCH 16–14 6–15 15–2 8–15 15–5 60–51 31 Aug JPN 3–1 PER 13–15 15–9 15–4 15–6 58–34 31 Aug USA 3–0 GDR 15–13 15–11 15–11 45–35 31 Aug CUB 3–0 TCH 15–1 15–9 15–12 45–22 1 Sep USA 3–0 PER 15–8 15–10 15–11 45–29 1 Sep CUB 3–0 GDR 15–4 15–6 15–13 45–23 1 Sep JPN 3–2 TCH 13–15 15–4 15–8 12–15 15–5 70–47 2 Sep GDR 3–2 PER 12–15 15–10 10–15 15–6 15–11 67–57 2 Sep CUB 3–0 JPN 15–8 15–9 15–10 45–27 2 Sep USA 3–0 TCH 15–0 15–12 15–12 45–24 13th–23rd pools Pool I Location: Minsk main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete MEX MEX YUG YUG ITA ITA 1946 NED NED BEL BEL TUN TUN 1959 5 0 15 4 265 164 4 1 14 4 246 158 3 2 9 6 175 157 2 3 9 9 229 192 1 4 3 12 123 185 0 5 0 15 43 225 #ffe4c4 13th–16th places Q13 Q13 #ffbbff 17th–20th places Q17 Q17 #eeee00 21st–23rd places Q21 Q21 30 Aug YUG 3–0 BEL 15–10 15–3 15–7 45–20 30 Aug MEX 3–0 TUN 1959 15–0 15–1 15–2 45–3 30 Aug ITA 1946 3–0 NED 15–13 15–12 15–11 45–36 31 Aug BEL 3–0 TUN 1959 15–3 15–2 15–0 45–5 31 Aug MEX 3–2 NED 18–16 5–15 15–12 12–15 15–2 65–60 31 Aug YUG 3–0 ITA 1946 15–6 15–11 15–6 45–23 1 Sep NED 3–0 TUN 1959 15–6 15–12 15–1 45–19 1 Sep ITA 1946 3–0 BEL 15–8 15–8 15–6 45–22 1 Sep MEX 3–2 YUG 14–16 15–13 6–15 15–6 15–11 65–61 2 Sep MEX 3–0 ITA 1946 15–7 15–7 15–3 45–17 2 Sep NED 3–0 BEL 15–2 15–10 15–1 45–13 2 Sep YUG 3–0 TUN 1959 15–2 15–2 15–3 45–7 Pool L Location: Riga main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete HUN HUN CAN CAN DOM DOM FRG FRG FIN FIN 4 0 12 0 181 61 3 1 9 4 159 123 2 2 6 8 150 164 1 3 4 11 135 199 0 4 4 12 143 221 #ffe4c4 13th–16th places Q13 Q13 #ffbbff 17th–20th places Q17 Q17 #eeee00 21st–23rd places Q21 30 Aug FRG 3–2 FIN 12–15 12–15 15–13 15–4 15–10 69–57 30 Aug HUN 3–0 DOM 15–6 16–14 15–1 46–21 31 Aug CAN 3–1 FIN 15–8 7–15 15–6 16–14 53–43 31 Aug DOM 3–1 FRG 15–3 7–15 15–7 15–13 52–38 1 Sep HUN 3–0 FRG 15–7 15–2 15–7 45–16 1 Sep CAN 3–0 DOM 18–16 15–1 15–6 48–23 2 Sep HUN 3–0 CAN 15–6 15–0 15–7 45–13 2 Sep DOM 3–1 FIN 8–15 16–14 15–1 15–2 54–32 Final round 21st–23rd places 21st–23rd semifinals 21st place 5 September – Leningrad FIN 3 TUN 1959 0 BEL Bye 6 September – Leningrad FIN 3 BEL 2 21st–23rd semifinals 5 Sep FIN 3–0 TUN 1959 15–7 15–4 15–4 45–15 21st place match 6 Sep FIN 3–2 BEL 14–16 15–10 11–15 15–4 15–12 70–57 17th–20th places 17th–20th semifinals 17th place 19th place 5 September – Riga NED 3 DOM 1 5 September – Riga FRG 3 ITA 1946 1 6 September – Riga NED 3 FRG 1 6 September – Riga DOM 3 ITA 1946 2 17th–20th semifinals 5 Sep NED 3–1 DOM 20–18 15–7 13–15 17–15 65–55 5 Sep FRG 3–1 ITA 1946 14–16 15–10 15–9 17–15 61–50 19th place match 6 Sep DOM 3–2 ITA 1946 1–15 15–10 15–13 5–15 15–10 51–63 17th place match 6 Sep NED 3–1 FRG 15–5 15–5 9–15 15–9 54–34 13th–16th places 13th–16th semifinals 13th place 15th place 5 September – Minsk HUN 3 YUG 0 5 September – Minsk CAN 3 MEX 0 6 September – Minsk HUN 1957 3 CAN 0 6 September – Minsk YUG 0 MEX 3 13th–16th semifinals 5 Sep HUN 3–0 YUG 15–10 15–3 15–5 45–18 5 Sep CAN 3–0 MEX 15–13 15–10 15–4 45–27 15th place match 6 Sep YUG 0–3 MEX 10–15 13–15 3–15 26–45 13th place match 6 Sep HUN 3–0 CAN 15–5 15–4 15–11 45–20 9th–12th places 9th–12th semifinals 9th place 11th place 5 September – Minsk BUL 1971 3 TCH 2 5 September – Minsk PER 3 POL 1928 0 6 September – Minsk BUL 1971 3 PER 2 6 September – Minsk TCH 2 POL 1928 3 9th–12th semifinals 5 Sep BUL 1971 3–2 TCH 15–11 7–15 15–8 9–15 15–13 61–62 5 Sep PER 3–0 POL 1928 15–4 15–6 15–11 45–21 11th place match 6 Sep TCH 2–3 POL 1928 4–15 15–3 16–18 15–8 6–15 56–59 9th place match 6 Sep BUL 1971 3–2 PER 15–9 11–15 11–15 15–8 17–15 69–62 5th–8th places 5th–8th semifinals 5th place 7th place 5 September – Riga USA 3 BRA 1968 0 5 September – Riga CHN 3 GDR 2 6 September – Riga USA 3 CHN 0 6 September – Riga BRA 1968 3 GDR 2 5th–8th semifinals 5 Sep USA 3–0 BRA 1968 15–5 15–13 15–8 45–26 5 Sep CHN 3–2 GDR 15–7 11–15 9–15 15–5 15–8 65–50 7th place match 6 Sep BRA 1968 3–2 GDR 16–18 16–14 16–14 11–15 15–13 74–74 5th place match 6 Sep USA 3–0 CHN 15–13 15–11 15–10 45–34 Finals Semifinals Final 3rd place 5 September – Leningrad CUB 3 URS 1955 1 5 September – Leningrad JPN 3 KOR 1949 1 6 September – Leningrad CUB 3 JPN 0 6 September – Leningrad URS 1955 3 KOR 1949 1 Semifinals 5 Sep CUB 3–1 URS 1955 12–15 16–14 15–10 15–12 58–51 5 Sep JPN 3–1 KOR 1949 12–15 15–8 15–11 15–11 57–45 3rd place match 6 Sep URS 1955 3–1 KOR 1949 15–2 15–7 11–15 15–9 56–33 Final 6 Sep CUB 3–0 JPN 15–6 15–9 15–10 45–25 Final standing Rank Team CUB JPN URS 1955 4 KOR 1949 5 USA 6 CHN 7 BRA 1968 8 GDR 9 BUL 1971 10 PER 11 POL 1928 12 TCH 13 HUN 14 CAN 15 MEX 16 YUG 17 NED 18 FRG 19 DOM 20 ITA 1946 21 FIN 22 BEL 23 TUN 1959 24 PRK Qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games as hosts Qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games vbw 1978 Women's World champions CUB 1st Team roster Nelly Barnet, Ana Díaz, Erenia Díaz, Ana María García, Mavis Guilarte, Libertad González, Sirenia Martínez, Mercedes Pérez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilsis Téllez, Lucila Urgelles Head coach Eugenio George References External links FIVB Results (archived) Results - Todor66.com Federation Internationale de Volleyball FIVB Women's World Championship FIVB Women's World Championship FIVB Women's World Championship 1978 Category:Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg Category:1970s in Leningrad Category:Women's volleyball in the Soviet Union Category:August 1978 sports events in Europe Category:September 1978 sports events in Europe